France/Vietnam: Joseph Athanase Paul Doumer (22 March 1857 - 7 May 1932), commonly known as Paul Doumer, President of France from 13 June 1931 until his assassination, c. 1920s. Doumer was born in Aurillac, in France. He was Governor-General of French Indochina from 1897 to 1902. After returning from French Indochina, Doumer served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1902 to 1905. He was elected President of the French Republic on 13 May 1931, defeating the better known Aristide Briand. On 6 May 1932, he was shot in Paris at the opening of a book fair by Paul Gorguloff.

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